APPLETON, WIS. – Appleton International Airport has announced two new hires for Appleton Flight Center (AFC). The facility serves private aircraft and charter flights with guest services, fuel/maintenance for private…
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Milwaukee Timmerman Holds 8th Annual Flour Drop Competition
The 8th Annual Timmerman Airport Flour Drop Competition took place on Saturday, June 7, 2025. A mandatory safety briefing was held for all teams at 10:00 a.m. the morning of the…
Schweiss Designs Sleek Glass Hydraulic Door For Special Project
HECTOR, MINN. – It is a special thing to have a private airstrip in your backyard. Don Smith Jr. knew he wanted a similarly special hangar on his Pennsylvania property…
Overland Aviation & Avfuel Introduce SAF To Midwest Ahead of EBACE
WILLISTON, N.D. / May 19, 2025 / – Luxury North Dakota FBO, Overland Aviation (KXWA)—together with leading independent fuel supplier, Avfuel Corporation—accepted a delivery of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on…
Mark Papko Appointed Director of Dane County Regional Airport
MADISON, WIS. – Mark Papko has been named Director of Dane County Regional Airport (KMSN), bringing experience from several major airports. Papko was most recently the Director of Operations and…
Grantsburg, Wisconsin Airport Trial Update
SIREN, WIS. – As announced in the June 2025 issue of “Midwest Flyer Monthly” (https://midwestflyer.com/grantsburg-airports-future-still-in-limbo/), the trial scheduled for May 5, 2025, at the Burnett County Courthouse in Siren, Wis.,…
Minnesota Aviation Businesses of the Month
The board of directors of the Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) would like to recognize the following member businesses: Maxwell Aircraft Services, Inc: https://www.maxwellprops.com/ Minnesota Business Aviation Association: https://www.mbaa-mn.org/ Midwest…
AT OUR AIRPORTS – Fagen Fighters WWII Museum Acquires Airworthy SBD Dauntless A-24B
GRANITE FALLS, MINN. – Fagen Fighters WWII Museum has announced the latest addition to its collection — an airworthy 1942 Douglas SBD Dauntless A-24B, recently acquired from the Lone Star…
MAC Selects Kelly Gerads As Director of Reliever Airports
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) has promoted Kelly Gerads to director of reliever airports, responsible for the operation and maintenance of its six general aviation airports…
Grantsburg Airport’s Future Still In Limbo
SIREN, WIS. – The trial had already been postponed two years — significant time at significant personal and taxpayer expense — and the judge and a 12-person jury had been…
Minnesota Aviation Businesses of the Month
The board of directors of the Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) would like to recognize the following member businesses: Klick Brimmer, Excelsior, Minnesota, Tyler P. Brimmer, 952-353-9639, tyler.brimmer@klickbrimmer.com: www.klickbrimmer.com Lake…
Minnesota Aviation Trades Association Holds Annual Meeting In Mankato
The Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) held its annual meeting, April 24, 2025, in conjunction with the Minnesota Airports Conference at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center in Mankato,…
Meet Newly-Elected MATA President, Joe LaRue!
Elected President of the Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) at the organization’s May 9, 2025, meeting, was Joe LaRue, who founded Prairie Air Inc. in Elbow Lake, Minnesota, in 2005…
Hangar Owner Provides Door Manufacturer Repeat Business
HECTOR, MINN. – When it came time to order a door for his new hangar, Mike Wagner of Godley, Texas, didn’t hesitate to order a bifold liftstrap/autolatch door from Minnesota…
Southern Illinois Airport Enters New Era Under New Leadership
CARBONDALE, ILL – The Southern Illinois Airport Authority has appointed Alyssa S. Connell its manager to replace longtime manager, Gary Shafer, who has retired. A third-generation aviator and nationally respected…